Game On
Seattle Met
August, 2016
Art Director: Sara D'Eugenio
While putting together a blog post about the intercollegiate video game tournament Heroes of the Dorm, I learned about a group on the University of Washington campus vying to get video games sanctioned as an official school sport, like football.
I pitched this article as an exploration of the increasingly likely scenario of college esports. Further reporting revealed that video game associations on campuses across the country have already succeeded in securing funding for video game programs.
I interviewed UW gamers, the athletic administration, professional players, and representatives from already developed school video game program at the University of California, Irvine.